Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution

Muscular and Cell Etymology

Here are some guided questions to ask yourself as we move through this lesson! It's good stuff I promise... Within the word Sarcopenia, the root word “SARCO-” refers to _______________. When etymologizing the word “Sarcoma”, “sarc-“ + “-oma” literally means what?____________________________ Hippocrates named masses of cancerous cells as “Karkinos.” What does Karkinos mean is English? ___________________ Sarcophagus’ literal meaning is: “________________” + “________________” In Sarcomer...

Discussing Legal terms and Phrases in both the Latin and English

Here, I got over TONS of legal terms in their Latin and then expound upon the Latin to provide their literal translations as well as their "englishified" uses within the legal system.

Etymologizing Character Traits and Personalities

Gregarious - from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," Assertive - assertus, meaning “defended” or “claimed.” Assertive can be thought of as the adjective version of the verb assert, which means “to maintain or defend” (as in phrases like assert your rights or assert their dominance), but assertive has actually been in use for longer than assert. Active directly from Latin activus, from actus "a doing"  Extraversion - "a turning out," from Med...

Deriving words pertaining to words - Littera, Gramma, Logos, Scribere

litteraliteral; litteraliterate; obliterate; illogical; analogy; apologetic; diagram; program; biographical; descriptive; subscribe; manuscript.

Sum and Possum in the Present, Imperfect, Future; Understanding the Complementary Infinitive

Since the present is review, let’s jump into looking at the imperfect tense of sum. As with the present, the imperfect-tense forms of esse are irregular. They are: Eram: “I was”/Eramus: “We were” Eras: “You (s) were”/Eratis: “Y’all were/You (p) were/ You all were” Erat: “He, She, It was”/Erant: “They were” Notice that all these forms have as a characteristic vowel the letter a. This is the same a that shows up in the -ba- endings of other imperfect verbs. And as with other imperfect verb...

Etymologizing Legal Nomenclature

Jurisprudence - study, theory, or philosophy of law “Juris (from “ius, iuris” = law) + “prudentia(knowledge)” In fact; philosophy = philo(love/lover of) + sophos(wise) And further!!! Sophomore = sophos(wise) + moros(stupid/fool) Jurisdiction - the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law a matter that falls within the court's jurisdiction “Law” + “dictio(participle form of “to say” aka ‘saying’)” Perjure - willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; comm...

Etymologizing a couple of sentences and then discussing Biological terms in regards to Longevity (Telomere, mitosis, chondrosarcoma, mitochondria, etc.)

There was an unexpected reward when the vaccine turned out to be polyvalent and worked against several diseases. POLY-. Is that a prefix? No, it’s a base, a Greek base, meaning “many, much.” Next element? VAL-, a Latin base meaning “be strong, be worthy.” Last element? The suffix -ent, meaning “-ing,” so this word is what part of speech? An adjective. And what do you think it means? Construct an etymological definition: “being strong (i.e. effective) in many (i.e. multiple) ways,” which impl...

Etymologizing words in sentences

quadraphonic; pyroconductivity; pseudandry; supererogatory; metempsychosis; reincarnation; hypercorrections.

Medical suffixes and etymologizing (fancy-dancy) words in sentences

The first one, -itis, meaning “an inflammation of, an inflammatory disease of.”  In a medical context, that suffix has adopted the specialized sense of “inflammation” and occurs broadly ─ arthritis, bursitis, appendicitis, etc. The second suffix, -oma which has a basic sense of cancer or tumor. Here’s something you need to become used to about all the medical terms we’re looking at.  The third suffix, -osis (“the diseased condition of”). It’s what the suffix -sis (“the act of”) becomes whe...

Etymologizing - LATIN AND GREEK WITHIN ANATOMY AND THE HUMAN BODY

ANATOMY LATISSIMUS DORSI QUADRICEPS FEMORIS BICEPS BRACHII TRICEPS BRACHII “ANTE” IS A PREPOSITION IN LATIN THAT MEANS: “BEFORE” “IN FRONT OF” “POST” IS A PREPOSITION IN LATIN THAT MEANS : “AFTER” “BEHIND” “LATER” GASTROCNEMIUS BICEPS FEMORIS

Understanding the Third-io and Fourth Conjugations

There are three important rules to remember: (1) the// thematic vowel in fourth conjugation is -i-; (2) the future tense sign in fourth conjugation is -e- and; (3) the third-io conjugation resembles fourth conjugation more than third. The formation of the present tense in fourth conjugation follows the same pattern as the other conjugations: a fourth-conjugation verb base is added a thematic vowel, in this case -i-, and onto that are appended personal endings. Those personal endings are ...

Understanding the Third Conjugation

Here are two important rules for you to remember: (1) the thematic vowel in third conjugation is a short vowel; it appears as -i- or -u- in the present and -e- in the imperfect (2) The tense sign for the future in third conjugation is -e-; the future tense in third conjugation uses no thematic vowel Third conjugation has the most number of irregularities of the four conjugations in Latin. Here is an example of a third-conjugation verb, scribo, which means “write,” conjugated in the presen...

Third Declension Nouns and Understanding the Nuances of the "Catch-all" Declensional System

We’ve already encountered first- and second-declension nouns. Now we’ll address the third. A fair question to ask, and one which some of you may be asking, is why is there a third declension at all? Third declension is Latin’s “catch-all” category for nouns. Into it have been put all nouns whose bases end with consonants -- yep, any consonant! That makes third declension very different from first and second declension. First declension, as you’ll remember, is dominated by a-stem nouns like f...

Thrombocytopenia vs. Cytopenia vs. Phagocytes vs. Sacromere vs. Autophagy

1. Sacro + penia “Muscle” + “poverty” loss of muscle tissue as a natural part of the aging process. 2. Sarc + oma “Flesh” + “tumor” a malignant tumor of connective or other nonepithelial tissue. 3. Sarc + phagus “flesh/muscle” + “eating/consuming” (preceded it was the meaning “glutton”) a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece. 4. Sacromere “muscle/flesh” + “part (meros)” a structural...

Osteomalacia to Osteopenia to Osteomyelitis to Arthrosclerosis to Arteriosclerosis to so many more!!

Spondylolisthesis -  defined by a slipped vertebra spondylos "a vertebra," and in plural "the backbone," From the gk: “olisthánein" = to slip Spondylosis - involves the separation of the pars interarticularis “Osis” - breakdown of ATHERO + SCLER + OSIS Athero = groats Scler = hardening Osis = diseased condition of atherosclerosis is a medical disorder that damages the lumen of the arteries by plaque deposits. Atherosclerosis is mostly a failure of controlled cholesterol and fat leve...

Understanding Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (The RIGHT way... heh!)

Prepositions are small words which indicate place, motion, cause, time, manner, and the like. Those which indicate place include “in, at, on, near, beside, along, among, over, under.” Among those betokening motion are “from, toward, up, down, around, into, onto” and so on. Others show cause, such as “because of, for, by, with, out of.” English has around one hundred and fifty small words that can be used as prepositions. Here are a few of the most common: “about, above, across, after” and...

Hyponatremia to hypothermia to hypothesis to transfer to Natrium to Kalium

Energy Transfer Prediction constellation Evidence HypoNATRemia Hypothesis Dissolve and many more!!!

Expounding upon Latin and Greek Roots

jacere, jectum; to throw Pendere, pensum; to hang or weigh  ballein; to throw pandere, passum; to spread out

Dissecting Classical Roots that Pertain to the Body (Latin and Greek)

derma; dorsum; gaster; nervus; sanguis; sedeo;

Modern Applications of Latin​ in Science

1. What is the Latin word that we get the word “Science” from? 2. Energy literally means? 3. Why is the element, Silver, Ag on the periodic table? 3. “Hypo” + “thesis”  5. What is one (1) derivative that comes from the Latin word “Centum?” 6. What Latin verb is in the word observe? 7. Constellation = con: “_______________” + stella: “_________________” 8. Solution comes from the Latin verb  9.  Dis- = “apart” solvere = “to loosen” 8. What Latin verb is imbedded within evidence? 

Etymologizing actions of the feet

pes, pedis; gradior, grassum; pous, podos; pedi + cure; pedi + gree; im + pedi + ment; im + pede;

Etymologizing words involving the hands

plico, plicare; prehendo, prehendere;

Etymologizing aspects of the Head and Face in both Latin and Greek

caput; cerebum; cerebral, precipitate; and many more!

Etymologizing FEELINGS in Greek and Latin - From Amo to Odium

Stick with me as I go over terms in both Greek and Latin that address emotions, feelings, and thoughts that humans experience.

Vocabulary from Classical Roots: The Person (Both Greek and Latin)

Words gone over: humanus (L); anthropos (G.); ego (L); vir (L); femina (L); gyne (G); homo, hominis (L); autos (G.);

Latin and Greek on the Periodic Table and taking Latin vocabulary and apply their derivatives in the modern world

Alba;  insula; amica; natrium; kalium; hydra-gyrum;  argentum; aureus; and more!

Understanding a Declension System

The nominative case - Its primary function is to indicate which noun or nouns serves or serve as the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is the noun or nouns which perform the action of the verb. A sentence can have more than one subject, for instance, “Caesar and his army attacked Gaul.” In that case, “Caesar” and the “army” are both the subject of the sentence. The genitive case - The primary function of the genitive case is to show possession, basically, that one noun is...

Medical terms with their literal Greek/Latin translation

Adduct   to lead towards (the body) Abduct   to lead away from (the body) Diarrhea   Abnormal discharge through (the body) Metacarpal (Hint: Karpos = wrist)   Beyond the wrist Superior  refers to a body part being above another Posterior  refer to the back side of things (Hint: opposite of anterior) Anterior  refers to body part being in front or before another Lateral  refers to the outer side of a body part, also used to refer to the side of a body part Inferior refers to below to ...

Etymologizing legal terminology, biological processes, and all things "con+tempor+ary"!

Con + tempor + ary - “with” + “tempor, temporis” “With the times” (Contemporaneous) Tempo - the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played. (Tempor) Co + habitation = (habito, habitare - “to live/ to live and/or have a home”) Co + labor + ate = to work together Con + solidate = to bring together with (solidatum= to make solid/ bring together) Con + done = give with/together “With” + “gift” Solidarity = support or sympathy “Solidatum” - to make solid/ bring together...

Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution (Trailer)

Latin in Layman's - A Rhetoric Revolution

Let's become mathematical linguistics! 

Sarcopenia vs. Sarcophagus vs. Sarcolemma vs. Sarcoma vs. Sarcomere... and much more!

Sacro + penia - muscle loss over time, age, loss of marco/micro nutrients “Muscle” + “poverty” Sarc + oma “Flesh” + “tumor” Sarc + phagus “flesh/muscle” + “eating/consuming” (preceded it was the meaning “glutton”) Sacromere - a structural unit of a myofibril in striated muscle, consisting of a dark band and the nearer half of each adjacent pale band. “muscle/flesh” + “part (meros)” Sarco + lemma - the fine transparent tubular sheath which envelops the fibers of skeletal muscles. “Fl...

Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis vs. Osteomyelitis vs. Osteomalacia vs. Spondylolisthesis vs. Spondylosis

Spondylolisthesis -  defined by a slipped vertebra spondylos "a vertebra," and in plural "the backbone," From the gk: “olisthánein" = to slip Spondylosis - involves the separation of the pars interarticularis “Osis” - breakdown of Athero + scler + osis "Athero" = groats "Scler" = hardening "Osis" = diseased condition of "Arterio" + "scler" + "osis" "Arterio" = windpipe "Scler" = hardening "Osis" = diseased condition of/ breakdown of Arteriosclerosis is a disease that blocks the ...

Etymologizing - "-icon/icon-"

Shout out to a loyal listener for emailing me and asking to go over this root word! We have a lot of modern pop-culture words that have also came from this root... emot + icon; re + pl + icon/ica; lex + icon; orth + icon; silica dioxide; silicon; silicon(e); icono + graphy; icono + clast;

Breaking down - "mens, mne-, gno-, noscere, ratio"

mentality, de + mented; a + mnesty; mnemonic; dia + gnosis; pro + gnosis; notorious; con + noisseur; re + con + naissance; cognizant; ration; rationalize; rational; rationality;

Discussing 1st/2nd Conjugation and the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs

There are five essential grammatical terms that are used in reference to verbs. They are Mood tense Voice Person Number. You should become familiar with these terms as soon as you can. The mood of the verb indicates how the speaker feels about the action. Does the speaker feel that what’s being said is a fact, a command, or is there something uncertain about it in the speaker’s mind? Mood can also show that the verb is inside complicated grammar. Tense is the grammatical term used to...

Grammar Review and Understanding Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Prepositions are small words which indicate place, motion, cause, time, manner, and the like. Those which indicate place include “in, at, on, near, beside, along, among, over, under.” Among those betokening motion are “from, toward, up, down, around, into, onto” and so on. Others show cause, such as “because of, for, by, with, out of.” English has around one hundred and fifty small words that can be used as prepositions. Here are a few of the most common: “about, above, across, after” and...

Breaking down the Latin root words - "currere, celer, movere, fugare"

ex + cursion; dis + course; celer; accelerated; volatile; im + movable; mobile; auto + mobile; de + mote; fugitive; re + fuge; subter + fuge;

Etymologizing - "dico, dictum" & some word history

dictate; diction; dictation; dictionary; dictator; contra + dict; verdict; bene + diction; ad + dict;

Breaking down the root words - "liber, libri" & "biblos"

libr + ary; libel; libra; lb.; liber + ation; liberty; libation; bibio + thetic; biblio + logy; biblio + klept; biblio + mania; biblio + phobia; Bible; biblio + clast; biblio + latry; biblio + graphy;

Etymologizing words I saw around my world, yesterday

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EjiYFx1K4lwfykjf5jApM?si=8d8e60e1373b42ac Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latin-in-laymans-a-rhetoric-revolution/id1570726046 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/liam-connerly arthr + itis; pseud + onym; eu + thanas + ia; acro + phobia; geo + graph + er; bi + centr + ic; geo + path + ology; aug + ment; corpor + al; in + domit + able; dorm + ancy; in + tang + ible; nom + ology; iso + dynam + ic; re + ject + ion. Thanks...

Etymologizing - "centum" and "hydros"

cent; century; centurion; centi + grade; centi + pede; cent + ennial; hydro + phobia; hydro + electric; hydro + logy; hydro + gen; hydro + phone; de + hydr + ate; and more!

Etymologizing - "andro," "gyn," "(more) syn-/sym-"

Did you know senate cones from the Latin "SENEX"? It means "old man" and it's because the senate was made up of old, white, SENILE, men...  andro + gen; andro + gyn + ous; andro + cracy; miso + gyny; gynec + ologist;  sym + bio + otic; syn + nonym +ous; syn + nonym; syn + archy; syn + optic;

Etymologizing the root words - "capit," "rid-/ris-," "gen/gend/gener-"

re + capit + ulate; capit + al; corpor + al; de + gener + ative; gend + er; gen + esis; en + gend + er; risorius (muscle); rictus sempra; rid + icule; rid + iculous; and more!!

Etymologyzing root words: "peri-", "metr-", "sym-/syn-", "somat-", "path-"

Lot's of good words to absorb here! "ab" = from; "sorbere" = "to suck in" peri + cardial; peri + meter; peri + menopausal; peri + card + ium; path + ology; pyscho + somatic; pych + ology; somat + ic; sym + bio + tic; somat + ology; and more!! 

Etymologyzing the root words: "pater," surg," "traumat," & "teneo"

patri + archy; pater + nal; ex + patri + ate; patri + cide; pater + nity; in + surg + ent; traumat + ic; in + surrect + ion; re + surg + ence; ten + able; de + ten + tion; ten + ure; ten + acious; re + tent + ive; un + ten + able;

Fleshing out the derivatives of "facio, factum" & "plico, plicatum"

This is an awesome episode! "Facio" is such a present root word within our English language... In fact, there are more than 260 words in the dictionary devoted to words that derive themselves from "facio." "Plico" is also fascinating as although the meaning is rather vague, the cognates and derivatives that accompany said root word are exponential and vast!

Etymologizing a bunch of words!

Stick with me as I get into a bunch of words that I decided to write down the other day! From narcosis to exculpate to dogma to orthodox, learn the value of pulling apart words to first understand them from the ground up! Creating a foundation from which you build from is essential in the acquisition of knowledge and language! 

Etymologizing - "Zoon" and "Scio, Scitum"

Here, I dive into modern derivatives of the Greek root, "zoon" and the Latin root word, "scio"

Etymologizing and word substitution with Physiologic and Toxicologic terms

Adduct -  to lead towards (the body) Abduct - to lead away from (the body) Diarrhea - Abnormal discharge through (the body) Metacarpal - (Hint: Karpos = wrist)   Beyond the wrist Superior - refers to a body part being above another Posterior - refer to the back side of things (Hint: opposite of anterior) Anterior - refers to body part being in front or before another Lateral - refers to the outer side of a body part, also used to refer to the side of a body part Inferior -- refers to...